Does beer go bad?

[yvr girl]

I've had some since the summer of 2003 - will it still be OK?

[Redstone]

1. Good God, don't drink that beer.

Assume a 90-day shelf life, unless it's full of preservatives.

Redstone

[qnr]

4. Yeah, the preservatives are the thing. We used to have 3 year old beer

all the time on my ships, and it was acceptable. Olympia, for the most part.

[Radical Activist]

2. Since summer of '03? That's alcohol abuse.

Not good!

[qnr]

3. If it's Bud it should be ok, since it's putrid to start with. Oh, wait,

you said beer.

Canned is probably ok, but light does bad things to beer, so if it is in bottles, I'd be wary.

[yvr girl]

9. It's in a can

micro-brew

[goodhue]

5. depends what you mean by "bad"

It should produce a buzz and get you drunk.
I say, go for it!
Beer purists might look askance however.

[Swede]

6. I take it you've never had a "skunked" beer.

When you crack it open it will smell like skunk,this happens when sunlight hits your beer (that is why the bottles are tinted so darkly). It's horrible,unless there is nothing else to drink.

[tuvor]

7. I had three-year old champagne just before leaving Vancouver.

It was 2000 vintage, and when I received it, I thought it might be worth hanging on to for a while.

I then had to clear things out of the homestead, and also felt like getting a buzz. Two birds, right?

Next morning, I was sicker than I'd been in years.

:puke:

[icymist]

8. Don't chance it. Not worth the price if it isn't.

Go get some good fresh beer and enjoy peice of mind as well.

[HEyHEY]

10. Drink the shit it's fine

[DBoon]

11. Chill it well and add a shot of whiskey

should be just fine

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

12. Yes.

Some of it starts that way, too. Chances are, a two-year old beer is past its prime.

[In_The_Wind]

13. Do Not drink that beer

:scared: you will be sorry. trust me. don't do it.

[ironflange]

14. Then there's Zima

I don't think that stuff ever goes bad. I'm still drinking Zima I got two years ago, it's fine. I know, I know, I'm a candy-ass.

[redacted]

15. LOL--you age wine, not beer. Beer you drink. ;-) NT

[Left Is Write]

16. Yes, and I wouldn't even consider drinking 2-year-old beer.